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SCUFF
scuff
(noun) the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet)
mule, scuff
(noun) a slipper that has no fitting around the heel
scuff
(verb) poke at with the foot or toe
scuff
(verb) mar by scuffing; “scuffed shoes”
scuff
(verb) get or become scuffed; “These patent leather shoes scuffed”
scuff, drag
(verb) walk without lifting the feet
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
scuff (third-person singular simple present scuffs, present participle scuffing, simple past and past participle scuffed)
To scrape the feet while walking.
To hit lightly, to brush against.
To mishit (a shot on a ball) due to poor contact with the ball.
Noun
scuff (plural scuffs)
(sometimes, attributive) A mark left by scuffing or scraping.
Etymology 2
Noun
scuff (plural scuffs)
A scurf; a scale.
The back part of the neck; the scruff.
Anagrams
• Cuffs, cuffs
Source: Wiktionary
Scuff, n. Etym: [Cf. D. schoft shoulder, Goth. skuft hair of the head. Cf. Scruff.]
Definition: The back part of the neck; the scruff. [Prov. Eng.] Ld. Lytton.
Scuff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scuffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Scuffing.] Etym: [See Scuffle.]
Definition: To walk without lifting the feet; to proceed with a scraping or dragging movement; to shuffle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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